The BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2013–2014 presents the latest national statistics monitoring BreastScreen Australia, which aims to reduce illness and death resulting from breast cancer through organised screening to detect cases of unsuspected breast cancer in women, thus enabling early intervention. Around 54% of women in the target age group of 50–69 took part in the program, with more than 1.4 million women screening in 2013–2014. Breast cancer mortality is at a historic low, at 42 deaths per 100,000 women.

ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-76054-004-3

Cat. no: CAN 99

Pages: 99

Findings from this report:

In 2014, 12% of women screened for the first time and 4% of women on subsequent screens needed further investigation

In 2016, an estimated 8,369 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in Australian women aged 50–69

In 2014, 50% of invasive breast cancers detected were small for first screen and 59% for subsequent screen

Breast cancer mortality has decreased from 1991 when BreastScreen Australia began